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How Did They Do That?

The brutal Crusade in the Holy Land in 1099 required a lot of manpower and technology

SIEGE OF JERUSALEM

BEHIND THE LINES

A siege could last for months, so the Crusaders had to keep themselves stocked up. Craftsmen worked quickly to replace weapons that were lost or broken, at a safe distance from the front lines. Meanwhile, ships from Genoa brought supplies to Jaffa, and the ships themselves were disassembled for timber.

The holy city of Jerusalem has been a focal point for conflict for millennia. In the First Crusade, Christian invaders from Europe (on the orders of Rome) went to the Middle East to remove its Muslim rulers and reinstate the dominance of Christianity in the region. Jerusalem, the site of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, was particularly crucial. In 1099, led by Godfrey of Bouillon, the Crusaders succeeded in taking it after over a month of sieging.

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